The Wake County Board of Education has completed its superintendent interviews, Wake County Public School System spokeswoman Lisa Luten told WRAL News on Wednesday.
Luten did not confirm whether the job had been offered to any of the applicants.
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The board isn’t publicly identifying applicants, which is allowed under North Carolina law.
The school board next meets Tuesday.
The school system has a new temporary superintendent, at least for now.
Randy Bridges, a retired superintendent of other nearby school systems, is the interim superintendent until the school board hires a permanent superintendent, following the July 1 retirement of five-year superintendent and longtime teacher and administrator Catty Moore.
Bridges’ contract runs just three months, from July 1 through Sept. 30. He’ll earn $29,100 for each month he works and a prorated amount if he only works part of a month. His contract can be extended, and it states Bridges is available to serve in October, as well.
Bridges’ contract states he’ll prepare the school system for a permanent superintendent and write a report assessing district priorities and future success. He’ll stay on for 30 days once a new superintendent is hired.
In April, the Wake County Board of Education received 28 applications for superintendent.
In early June, the school board conducted early-round interviews with candidates for three days. On June 23 and June 24, the board re-convened for second-round interviews.
The board’s stated intention in March, when it began the search process, was to hire a new superintendent by July 1 but appoint an interim superintendent if it did not happen that soon.
The school system serves nearly 160,000 students at nearly 200 schools — the largest school system in North Carolina and the 15th-largest in the nation. Its operating budget tops $2 billion.